Device for applying rail-bonds to rails.



Y Patented July l6, IQOI. M. F. WHITON.

No. 678,82I.

BONDS T0 RAILS. 4,1900.

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MORRIS F. \VHITON, OF HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CHASE- SHAYVMUT 00., OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR APPLYING RAIL-BONDS TO RAILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,821, dated J 16, 1901. Application filed September 24, 1900. Serial No. 30,928. (No model-l T crZZ whom it may concern: in shown, which are made as screws for the Be it known that I, MORRIS F. VVHITON, of purpose of adjustment, and said stops pass IIingham, county of Plymouth, State of Masthrough one of the cross-pieces by which the sachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in arms of the frame are rigidly connected to- 5 Devices for Applying Rail-Bonds to Rails, of gether, and said stops are disposed to bear which the following description, in connection upon the edge of the foot of the rail when the with the accompanying drawings, is a speciframe is placed in position thereon. A pair fieation, like letters on the drawings repreof arms 0, made independent of each other, senting like parts. are pivoted to the arms a of the frame, each 1o Thisinventionhasforitsobjecttoconstruct of which bears at one extremity a bond-1e a device especially adapted to be used in apceiving support, herein shown as a rockerplying rail-bonds to rails, and is particularly plate a, which is adapted to bear upon one of adapted for use in applying a rail-bond comthe flat feet of the bond, and each arm bears prising an intermediate portion of any suitat its opposite end a weight 0 by which it is 15 able shape and a pair of flat feet having on automatically moved. The weighted ends of their faces a layer of solder for attaching the the arms 0 form handles by which the bondbond to the rails. engaging ends of the arms may be manipu- In accordance with this invention a raillated, and when the bond-engaging ends of engaging frame is provided, which may be of the arms are in engagement with the bond 20 any suitable construction, and a pair of arms a constant pressure thereon will be exerted are pivotally or otherwise connected to said by the weights. Any number of holes may rail-engaging frame, having at their extremibe provided in the arms a for the pivot-pins ties bond-receiving supports adapted to act of the arms 0 for adjusting the position of conjunctively to hold the flat feet of the bond said arms to different elevations, and the arms 25 in engagement with the rails, and automatic may have any number of holes in them for means are provided for moving said arms and the pivot-pins for adjusting the position of supports to press the bond against the rail said arms back and forth. with a constant pressure, so that when the It is designed and intended that the bond solder melts by heating the rails the bond which is to be applied to the rail shall have o willbe pressed into firm contact with the rails. an intermediate portion and a pair of flat feet The parts will be adjustable to compensate and that said fiat feet shall have on their faces for rails of different heights and widths. a layer of solder for attaching the bond to the Figure 1 shows in side elevation a device rails. The bond having the layers of solder for use in applying rail-bonds embodying this, on its feet will be placed in position on the 35 invention. Fig. 2isaplan view of the device rails and held fixed by the device forming shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an edge view of the subject-matter of this inventiOn, and the a rail-bond to which my device is especially rails will then be heated, and when the solder designed to apply. melts by the application of heat to the rails The rail-engaging frame, as herein shown, said bond-engaging arms 0 will act automat- 40 consists of a pair of arms a ct, rigidly conically to press the bond into firm contact with nected together and disposed in parallelism the rails for attachment thereto. and provided at their extremities with hooks The bond-engaging arms a are constructed a or other suitable end portions to engage to act independently, so that if for any reathe tread of the rail, and a pair of depending son the bottoms of the rails should not occupy 9 5 .4, 5 arms a a arranged at right angles to the the same horizontal plane each arm will conaforesaid arms, or substantially so; yet so far form itself to the plane of its particular rail.

as my invention is cencerned this rail-engag- I claim ing frame may be constructed in any other 1. In a device for applying rail-bonds to suitable manner. rails, the combination of a ran -engaging I00 50 The rail-engaging frame is provided with frame, a pair of arms pivotally connected one orv more limiting-stops b, two being herethereto, having bond-receiving supports at their extremities,adapted to act conj unctively to hold a bond in position to be applied to the rail, automatic means for moving said arms and supports to press the bond against the rail with a constant pressure, and a limitingstop on said frame for holding the frame with its arms and supports in position to apply the bond to the rail, substantially as described.

2. In a device for applying rail-bonds to lo rails, the combination of a rail-engaging frame, tWo independently-movable arms pivotally connected thereto, having at their extremities bond-receiving supports, adapted to act conjunotively to hold a bond in position I 5 to be applied to the rail, and a limiting-stop on said frame for holding the frame with its arms and supports in position to apply the bond to the rail, substantially as described.

3. In a device for applying rail-bonds to zorails, the combination of a rail-engaging frame, two independently-movable arms, pivotally connected thereto, having at their eX- tremities bond-receiving supports, adapted to act conjunctively to hold a bond in position to be applied to the rail, automatic means for moving said arms and supports to press the bond against the rails with a constant pressure, and a limiting-stop on said frame for holding the frame with its arms and supports in position to apply the bond to the rail, substantially as described.

4:. In a device for applying rail-bonds to rails the combination of a rail engaging frame, a pair of arms pivotally connected thereto, having bond-receiving supports at their extremities, adapted to act conjunctively to hold a bond in position to be ap plied to the rail, and a limiting-stop on said frame for holding the frame With its arms and supports in position to apply the bond to the rail, substantially as described.

5. In a device for applying rail-bonds, a rail-engaging frame having hooked arms to engage the rail and having a depending portion provided with an adjustable limitingstop, and movable bond-holding arms pivotally connected to said frame which engage and hold a rail-bond in position on the rails, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MORRIS F. WI-IITON.

Witnesses:

B. J. NOYES, II. B. DAVIS. 

